Choose a Yoga Class That Fits Your Personality

When I tell people I teach yoga, I hear things like, "I always wanted to take yoga but it's way too hot," or, "I could never do yoga because it's way too slow." The thing is, there are so many different types of yoga that whatever your personality, one style will be right for you. If you've always wanted to try a yoga class, check out the chart below to see which kind of class you should attend.

Type of Yoga: Ashtanga

Personality: Type A, competitive with yourself, high energy, can’t sit still, strict, rigid, likes order, likes knowing the right and wrong way to do things, needs to move in order to de-stress

Type of Yoga: Anusara

Personality: Scientific, interested in body alignment and how your body moves internally, introspective, creative, likes to use props, in touch with your emotions

Personality: Meditative, slow-moving, spiritual, likes to be physically and mentally challenged, likes to focus on breath and chant, interested in the chakras and awakening the energy (kundalini) that resides in the base of the spine

Type of Yoga: Jivamukti

Personality: Spiritual, meditative, creative, likes to move, needs to de-stress, likes to be physically and mentally challenged, likes to chant

Type of Yoga: Vinyasa

Personality: Creative, spontaneous, up for a challenge, likes to move quickly, likes to sweat